Sorrow and distress in the Talmud

Sorrow and distress in the Talmud /

Both the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud depict a wide range of sorrowful situations tied to every level of society and to the complexities of human behavior and the human condition. The causes and expressions of sorrow amongst the Sages, however, are different from their counterparts amo...

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Main Author: Ṿaler, Shulamit
Other Authors: Blass, Sharon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Hebrew
Published: Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2011
Series:Judaism and Jewish life.
Subjects:
Talmud > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sadness > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Distress (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Grief > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter One Sorrow (Mitztaâ€?er)
  • Chapter Two Extreme Sorrow (Hulshat daâ€?at)
  • Chapter Three Weeping (Bechi)
  • Chapter Four Grief over the Death of Children
  • Chapter Five The Encounter Between the Sages and the Women Accompanying Them in Times of Distress
  • Afterword
  • Appendix Hulshat daâ€?at and Self-Psychology
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Biblical and Talmudic Figures
  • Index of Biblical and Talmudic References
  • Index of Topics
  • Also Published by Academic Studies Press

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